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Jan.10.2008
"I've written...about the rhythm of life, be it in the course of our days, or in the events throughout the years which bring us together, for better or for worse. As writers we draw upon these events, those milestones in the rhythm, and we develop character through the lens of passing time....
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Jan.08.2008
I don't think the human race is going to go on much longer in its current manifestation, that is, this kind of society. I don't think everyone will be wiped out by the pandemic that will get us first; there will be a lot of dislocation and wars, too, because of the changing of the environment. But...
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Jan.06.2008
Many people view science as a chilly, rational exploration of facts, but scientific discovery is often shaped by emotion. Jealousy, fear, and desire can play as much a role in research as quiet contemplation. In my fiction I try to portray people who long to uncover the mysteries of science, which...
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Dec.07.2007
"I had been reading all of these sappy board books," says Brown, who is mother to a two-and-a-half-year-old, "and my son is learning how to say goodnight to the moon and pat a bunny, but nothing really interesting to me."
So Brown asked herself, what interests me? Cocktails...
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Dec.07.2007
I love to hang out in the betting halls or walk between the paddock and the railing. I love to look at the jockeys, at the trainers; I love the feeling of the grandstand looming over everybody, and the pastoral quality.
–Me, quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, talking about Horse Heaven
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Dec.03.2007
I think the religious legacy of the ’60s and ’70s will not come through new “scripture,” but through the powerful forces that fueled that era—idealism, the search for authenticity, personal empowerment, innovation and a new awareness of the real connections between mind, body, and spirit.
–Me,...
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Dec.03.2007
The Grateful Dead sent me and Kesey’s people and a couple of Hells Angels and a couple more Diggers to London to see the Beatles and check them out, to see if they were as socially progressive as they were musically progressive. Which they weren’t at the time. We set up a big apartment as a 24-hour...
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Dec.03.2007
At a certain point I had this breakthrough—I was really blocked, and I started saying this thing to myself: ‘You're the only person who can write this story.’ And that signaled more confidence in my voice. I stopped trying to write like other writers, all of whom were male, and just learned to be...
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Dec.03.2007
More than novels, when I’m sitting down trying to think of a short story, I’ll sometimes think, "What is the anecdote that I tell at a dinner party that always works?" Because that could be a story; I already have a structure for it. I’ll just change it however I see fit, as if I really were able,...
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